RE: about omniscience through memetics

From: Lawrence DeBivort (debivort@umd5.umd.edu)
Date: Tue Apr 10 2001 - 03:58:20 BST

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    The memespace over which memes battle with each other is finite, defined by
    the brains of people.

    - Lawrence
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      From: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk [mailto:fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk]On Behalf Of
    vinclef
      Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 1:23 PM
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      Subject: about omniscience through memetics

      Hi,

      One could ask what is the significance of omniscience for memes. that
    means that their is an unlimited space for memes to go in . For any meme
    that existed, exist, will exist or would exist, there is no finite space to
    compete for because vital space is infinite. So there is no selection
    pressure, no darwinian evolution at all.

      So what about choice? choice could be a mechanism by which memes are
    selected along some guiding lines, in a particular cultural environment in
    mind.
      If omniscience means no selection, it may mean no choice possible because
    choice is selection.

      Is god really free ?

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